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Pillar of the Community
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I won't contaminate the forum images with this coin, but I thought this was a pretty hilarious listing. Clearly the seller's images are AI "enhanced". Why, I cannot say, because the pictures actually seem pretty reasonable. It's like one of those side-by-side picture puzzles where you spot all the things that are wrong. Enjoy! https://www.ebay.com/itm/267718517134Edited by Brandmeister
Today 2H 0M ago
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The reverse is wild! Thanks for posting this.
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New Member
United States
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Plus a 180 degree rotated reverse and mis-spelled Monticello. Now that's a spicy meatball!
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Today 1H 30M ago
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmm... Legitimate looking seller, actually... I almost want to spend the $26 to get "the exact coin pictured"   |
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This listing was ended by the seller on Mon, Jul 6 at 9:32 AM because there was an error in the listing.  |
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United States
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I wonder if it may be more sinister than just ai enhancing. I have heard nefarious types in certain Asian countries are now faking slabs as well as coins, and this might be an example. ebay, Etsy, and temu all have 1909 s vdb cents for under $20, but none slabbed, yet.  PCGS cert check comes up as PR67 1960 5¢. Looks like he just pulled the listing. Take a look at his other offerings. Looks like he is pulling everything. I'm not accusing anyone of anything, but hmmmm. Just checked again and all listings have been pulled. Edited by Roller42
Today 26M ago
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Bedrock of the Community
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I asked the seller about these issues.  For posterity:   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Plus a 180 degree rotated reverse and mis-spelled Monticello. What I found interesting is that it maintained uniform letter spacing on the word, even though it removed the second L. Quote:
I wonder if it may be more sinister than just ai enhancing. I have heard nefarious types in certain Asian countries are now faking slabs as well as coins, and this might be an example. Well, I rather doubt that a counterfeiter would go to the trouble of striking a fake proof nickel, when you can buy a real one for less than $1. Faking the images to make a coin more appealing? Definitely. I am also left with the question of how much effort it would take to generate a complete set of augmented photos for an ebay listing, rather than just using the original images. |
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